Gurdeep Pandher
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| Gurdeep Pandher | |
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 Canadian Artist and Author Gurdeep Pandher- Photo- Robert Truijen.jpg Gurdeep Pandher, Photo by: Robert Truijen | |
| Born | Village: Siahar, Punjab, India |
| 🏡 Residence | Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada |
| Other names | Gurdeep Singh Pandher |
| 🏳️ Citizenship | Canadian |
| 🏫 Education | Masters in Public Administration[1] |
| 💼 Occupation | Artist and Author |
| Known for | Promoting unity in diversity in Canada |
| Notable work | (Books in English): Among the Stars - Life and Dreams of Kalpana Chawla,[2] (Books in Punjabi): Mitti De Ghar[3], (Music and Videos): The Nest of the Heart,[4] Turbaned Boys[5] |
| Style | Bhangra, Dance, Acting, Poetry, Photography |
| 👴 👵 Parent(s) | Ranjit Kaur Pandher (mother) Atma Singh Pandher (father) |
| 👪 Relatives | Ruby Sahota (sister) |
| 🌐 Website | www |
Gurdeep Pandher (Punjabi: ਗੁਰਦੀਪ ਪੰਧੇਰ) is a Canadian artist, author and public figure, born in the village of Siahar, Ludhiana district, Punjab, India. Gurdeep has written two books, one in English and one in Punjabi. He is the author of Kalpana Chawla's biography, Among the stars - Life and dreams of Kalpana Chawla.[2][6] The book traces Kalpana Chalwa's family roots, her childhood and her ascent to fame. The book has been reprinted 3 times since its first publication.[2] He also wrote a book in Punjabi poetry Mitti De Ghar[3] using folk and agricultural symbols. Gurdeep has a masters in public administration from Panjab University in Chandigarh.[1] He is also a performing artist and bhangra dance teacher.[7]
Published Books[edit]
Mitti De Ghar[edit]
Mitti De Ghar[3], in Punjabi language, published in 2002 - The book Mitti De Ghar is an anthology of poems or poetical-songs, written in the lyrical style that the poems can be sung along with the music, explores emotional depth using folkloric agricultural symbols and metaphors[3].
Among the stars[edit]
Among the stars - Life and dreams of Kalpana Chawla[2], in English language, published in 2004 - This book is first biography of NASA astronaut of Indian origin Kalpana Chawla. The books is an illustrated biography of a girl who dedicated her life to scientific research on exploration of space and met with a tragic end. She belonged to a family of refugees who had migrated from Pakistan after partition in 1947 and had settled down at Karnal, India. Kalpana completed here schooling at Tagore Bal Niketan, Karnal and obtained a degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh. After the success of her first flight in 1997, she was hailed as the proud daughter of the globe. Her second flight ended abruptly on February 1, 2003 when Space Shuttle Columbia and her crew perished during entry, 16 minute prior to scheduled landing.[8]
Yukon and Bhangra[edit]
Gurdeep is also a lyricist, bhangra artist, and singer. His Yukon made bhangra videos went viral.[9] Ever since he moved to the Yukon in 2012, he has been dancing and providing bhangra lessons at many locations in the Yukon. His Yukon made bhangra dance videos went viral and his work has been featured on CBC North,[9] BBC News,[10] CBC News The National, CTV National News,[11] BuzzFeed,[12] The Huffington Post, SBS Australia, and many other platforms.
Gurdeep Pandher has become one of Yukon’s most active ambassadors with his Bhangra videos.
Whitehorse Mayor Turban[edit]
In December 2016, Whitehorse mayor Dan Curtis took a lesson from Gurdeep Pandher on video how to wear a Sikh turban.[14] The video went that much viral that over a million people watched it in one day from Gurdeep's Facebook page.[15] Then the video was re-published by BBC News[16] where over 12 million people watched the video. Nationally and internationally, Toronto Star[17], The Globe and Mail[18], USA Today, MSN[19] and Russian international television network RT also published the the same video on the networks.
Air North Video[edit]
Air North, Yukon's Airline made a video in spring 2017 with Gurdeep Pandher as the lead role. The theme of the video was "Bags and Bhangra". The video went viral, became Air North's most viewed video in its online history and registered 305,000 views.[20]
Discography[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sumbly, Vimal (February 8, 2004). "City youth pens Kalpana's biography". The Tribune. Retrieved February 8, 2004.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Wadehra, Randeep (March 28, 2004). "For those who dare to dream". The Tribune. Retrieved March 28, 2004.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Virk, Reet (February 18, 2015). "Interview: Punjabi writer and Poet Gurdeep Pandher". SBS Australia. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "The Nest of the Heart". iTunes. September 15, 2015.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Turbaned Boys: Dance Bhangra and Say No to Racism". iTunes. April 10, 2017.
- ↑ "Among the Stars! Life and Dreams of Kalpana Chawla". Good Reads. February 1, 2004. ISBN 8186898360.
- ↑ Kerr, Josh (March 20, 2013). "Bringing Bhangra to the Boreal". Yukon News. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ↑ "Among the Stars! Life and Dreams of Kalpana Chawla". Good Reads. Feb 1, 2004. ISBN 8186898360. Retrieved Feb 1, 2004.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Croft, Dave (Jul 24, 2016). "Whitehorse Bhangra dancer shows off Yukon to the world". CBC News. Retrieved Jul 24, 2016.
- ↑ Lytwyn, Dan (Jan 11, 2017). "Turban fitting goes viral". BBC News. Retrieved Jan 11, 2017.
- ↑ Scott, Laurie (July 26, 2016). "CTV News: Interview by Scott Laurie from CTV News Channel". CTV News. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
- ↑ Strapagiel, Lauren (Jul 25, 2016). "People In Canada's North Can't Get Enough Of This Guy's Bhangra Moves". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved Jul 25, 2016.
- ↑ Farkas, Terezia (August 4, 2016). "Promoting Unity With Bhangra Dance". The Huffington Post. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
- ↑ Paul, Tukker (Jan 9, 2017). "Mayor of Whitehorse dons turban, learns Bhangra dance, goes viral". CBC News. Retrieved Jan 9, 2017.
- ↑ Ingram, David (January 11, 2017). "Video of Whitehorse mayor wearing Sikh turban and performing bhangra dance goes viral". Yahoo Canada News. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
- ↑ Lytwyn, Dan (Jan 11, 2017). "Canadian mayor's turban fitting goes viral". BBC News. Retrieved Jan 11, 2017.
- ↑ "Yukon mayor's turban tying, Bhangra dancing goes viral". The Toronto Star. Jan 10, 2017. Retrieved Jan 10, 2017.
- ↑ Sung, Hannah (Jan 13, 2017). "See the turban tying video from Yukon that has gone viral". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved Jan 13, 2017.
- ↑ Marino, Alyssa (Jan 13, 2017). "Mayor's turban-tying lesson goes viral". MSN. Retrieved Jan 13, 2017.
- ↑ White, Dave (April 5, 2017). "Bags and Bhangra". CBC Yukon. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
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